Episode Report Card Potes: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT A Thousand Words By Friday
By Potes | Season 2 | Episode 13 | Aired on 01.23.2008
The next morning, Daniel crosses the hall of her palatial abode and enters the bathroom. There he finds the shower on, and someone who he obviously thinks is Renee inside. He drops his robe, opens the shower door, and comes face to face with...Wilhelmina! In a SHOWER CAP! Renee stands in the doorway and says, "I see you've met my sister." And really, the only way to get out of this awkward situation is to embrace it and have a threesome.
Daniel confronts Renee in the kitchen, wondering how, since she knows who Daniel is and their corresponding history, she could neglect to mention that Wili is her sister. I wonder how he, who has worked with Wili for how many years, would have no clue that he was in her apartment. Not that she ever invited him over for popcorn and an evening with the Lifetime Movie Network, but I'm sure he'd at least have had to rush over and hit up Bradford with the defibrillator once or twice. Renee says she didn't plan this -- she saw Daniel and liked him, and thought that confessing her unfortunate familial relation would scare him off. Sadly, it has.
As Daniel leaves, Wili comes into the kitchen and notes with a glance southward that she underestimated him. Thank God she didn't add "Like father, like son." When Daniel's gone, Wili asks Renee what the hell she was thinking. Turns out Renee was thinking that Wili would react this way. Wili points out that she was kind enough to give Renee a place to stay when she showed up and had no other options, and that this is some form of repayment. Renee tells Wili -- or should she say Wanda -- to calm down. Wili tells Renee -- or should she say Rhonda -- that she has a lot going on with this baby, and doesn't need any of the Meades knowing her business. She warns Renee to stay away from Daniel. Renee sternly says that she'll date whoever she wants. Christina appears from behind a giant bouquet and gets to feel the thrill of calling Wilhelmina "Wanda" for the first time.
Back at Mode, Daniel tells Betty -- who has already heard the dirt from Christina -- all about Renee and her unfortunate ties to the woman who tried to destroy him, his family, and his magazine. Daniel's sad, because he really liked Renee.
And then, it's a match made in the land of convenient made-for-TV mishaps. Henry attempts to post his flyer looking for a lead singer for the band right as Amanda posts her flyer looking for a band of which to be the lead singer. When a little light bulb goes off over his head and he asks if she's really needs a band, she busts out her deaf voice because she thinks he's dumb. It turns out she's the dumb one as she takes his flyer and calls him two seconds later. That's just how it happened with Sammy Hagar.
At Casa de Suarez, Betty and Henry read Tap That. Betty lies to Justin that it's a book about tap dancing, which he is not allowed to read after her because tapping is demeaning to women. Betty continues to be disgusted by the theory that insulting a woman will turn the tables and make her want to win you over. Henry mutters a quiet "Genius," which he quickly changes to "Heinous." Betty doubts that any of this works on real people, so Henry suggests that they do a little research and try to see the theory in action. All Betty needs is some guy who can pull this crap off. Henry smiles and maybe even flexes his pecs, but deflates when Betty exclaims that she'll call Gio, who's perfect since he's a total dog.